Online Poker Bonuses

Online poker has become very popular over the last few years and there are now a large amount of poker rooms online. The good news for players is that they all offer some sort of welcome bonus when you join and many also offer ongoing monthly bonuses. If you have never played poker before all of the poker sites have free play tables where you can practice.

Top 3 Online Poker Rooms

1		Party Poker One of the original and worlds biggest online poker rooms. Get a £25 bonus when you open an account.
2		Virgin Poker Virgin Poker offers all new players the chance to claim a £100 bonus plus earn Flying Club miles with every hand.
3		William Hill Poker Get a £25 monthly bonnus as well as the option of getting another £500 free depending on how much you play.

UK Poker Bonus List

Below are the most popular online poker bonuses for UK players. You will notice however that some of the offers are in US Dollars. This is due to the fact that the majority of other players are from countries other than the UK. Please note that many of the offers require that you play a certain number of hands before you get the bonus money. Check the terms before you claim.

Casino	Buy	Bonus	Notes	Popularity
Poker Time	$200	$100	2 X $200 bonuses also available
VC Poker	$200	$200	Use Bonus Code : MATCH200
Ladbrokes Poker	$500	$500	15,000 player points required
Betfair Poker	$20	$150	6,000 Betfair Points needed
Littlewoods Poker	£100	£100	Earn up to 100 every month
InterPoker	£50	£50	Earn up to 500 free EVERY month
Spin Palace Poker	$50	$50	Operated by Spin Palace Casino
32 Red Poker	$500	$500	30 Days to Claim Bonus
Bet365 Poker	$400	$600	150% First deposit bonus
Blue Square Poker	$500	$500	Plus $1000 New Player Freeroll

Poker Information

The biggest difference between online casinos and online poker is that when playing poker you are playing against other players not against the house. This means that with poker there is no house advantage. The poker rooms simply make money via the rake - a small percentage taken out of each pot. This means that over the long term a good player can profit from playing.

There are many variations of poker however the most popular is Texas Hold'em. If you have ever watched poker on television this is the game that you see being playing on the World Poker Tour and other events such as the Party Poker Millions and European Poker Tour. If you are going to learn how to play only on variation the Texas Hold em is the one to go for.

The aim of the game in Texas Holdem is to make the best possible five card poker hand out of any of your two hole cards and the five community cards. At the start of each game you are dealt two hole cards and then after each betting round there are community cards dealt. These are the Flop (Three community cards), The Turn (Next community card) and the River (Last community card).

On each betting round players have the option of folding, betting, checking or raising. The amount you can bet or raise depends on the limit type. On no limit games you can bet anything up to the amount of chips you have while on tables with a fixed limit such a £1 / £2 the most you can bet in a single bet on the first two round is £1 and on the last two rounds is £2.

One of the great things about the online poker sites listed above is that they all offer free play tables where you can practice without risking any money. This is a great way for you to improve your skills while learning the game. When you first start playing we recommend going for the lower limit tables so that you will get a lot of play for your money.

Another great feature of online poker is the tournaments. All online poker rooms have regular tournaments that include satellites for the major land-based tournaments such as the World Series of Poker held in Las Vegas. The great things is that with a bit of luck you can win your way into these land-based tournaments for free - the poker room will pay your buy-in.